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Monday, 10 August 2015

#Mumia Abu Jamal

BREAKING
NEWS! NATIONAL WRITERS UNION CALLS FOR MUMIA'S RELEASE IN THE FACE OF
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS' MEDICAL NEGLECT ENDANGERING
MUMIA'S LIFE. WE URGE OTHER UNIONS AND
HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS TO FOLLOW THIS EXEMPLARY ACTION! ONLY THIS
KIND OF INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR MUMIA'S RELEASE WILL ADDRESS THE DANGER
THE DOC HAS CREATED FOR MUMIA!

In the struggle to save Mumia's life, and free him and all our
political prisoners, we are deeply grateful to the National Writers
Union for this powerful initiative!
The Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition and the International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal
Resolution to Save the Life of Mumia Abu-Jamal from ”Medical Neglect”
Whereas Mumia Abu-Jamal, an African-American journalist and former
member of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, who was president of
the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Association of Black
Journalists, was sentenced to the death penalty in 1982 for allegedly
killing a white policeman. The judgment was based on fraudulent court
proceedings, including an incompetent lawyer who neglected evidence
showing Abu-Jamal’s innocence, a nearly all-white jury (which studies
show often produces the same result as an all-white jury with a Black
defendant), self-serving witnesses, and a biased judge, which show that
Abu-Jamal is an innocent man who should never have been in jail in the
first place and who is a political prisoner in Pennsylvania;
Whereas the National Writers Union passed a resolution inviting the
world-renowned Black author to accept an honorary membership in 1995.
The resolution was passed when Abu-Jamal had received a date of
execution;
Whereas the NWU has continued to support Abu-Jamal
ever since, especially in 2011 when his death sentence was overturned
and he was moved to general population;
Whereas the NWU became
aware that Abu-Jamal suffered a medical emergency in March 2015 when he
was on the verge of slipping into a diabetic coma and was suffering from
a severe, debilitating, painful skin disease, which went undiagnosed
and untreated for months by the State Correctional Institution of
Mahanoy;
Whereas the NWU, like others who similarly support
Abu-Jamal, believes that the Pennsylvania prison system is negligent and
has not used reasonable care, reflecting “medical neglect” and
violating his human and civil rights. The NWU supports all efforts in
the ongoing struggle to secure specialists, a diagnosis, and a treatment
regimen needed to restore Abu-Jamal to full health;
Whereas
the Pennsylvania prison system must be required to use all due diligence
and every option deemed appropriate in the treatment of and timely
diagnosis of Abu-Jamal in order to avoid further medical neglect that
might lead to his death;
Therefore, be it resolved, that the
National Writers Union will write letters to (1) SCI Mahanoy, (2) the
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, and (3) Pennsylvania Governor
Tom Wolf demanding that these authorities comply with the highest
standards of health care recommended by the World Health Organization,
the American Medical Association, and the Department of Justice and stop
the medical neglect that threatens the life of Abu-Jamal. The National
Writers Union calls for Abu-Jamal’s release to the care of doctors and
medical facilities of his choice so that he can get the treatment he is
entitled to;
Be it further resolved that, given the extensive
evidence of Abu-Jamal’s innocence, wrongful incarceration, extreme
undiagnosed illness after five months and the prison medical system’s
failure to diagnose or treat him properly, we add our voices to the
international call for the immediate release of Mumia Abu-Jamal;
Be it further resolved that the National Writers Union will set up a
Mumia Abu-Jamal Watch Committee to monitor his health situation and
suggest further support actions that may become necessary, which will be
authorized by a vote of the delegates.
Responsible Parties:
Committee for this resolution: Susan E. Davis, Yusef Salaam, Kenneth
Heard, Irving Jones, and Jeanne Cosmos.
Contact Person: Susan E. Davis, 212-989-6756, sednyc@rcn.com.

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